Brewer Anheuser-Busch — which owns Budweiser and other brands — has placed an order for 40 all-electric Tesla Semis.

Anheuser-Busch says it’s one of the largest orders Tesla has received for the truck, but the Palo Alto automaker isn’t confirming.

Tesla unveiled the Semi last month and said production will begin in 2019. Customers can put down a $5,000 deposit to reserve one.

Anheuser-Busch says the Tesla Semis would be part of a 750-truck U.S. fleet that transports products from breweries to wholesalers. The trucks will help the Belgium company meet its goal of reducing global carbon emissions by 30 percent in 2025.

Tesla won’t say how many companies have put down deposits. But Walmart and Meijer are among those that have placed orders.

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is giving $250,000 to Reporters Without Borders to fund a West Coast operation based in San Francisco, the nonprofit announced Thursday.

“It will help to support our mission to secure press freedom in the U.S.,” said Peter Price, the U.S. board chairman of Reporters Without Borders.

Bezos, who recently became the world’s wealthiest man thanks to a steady rise in the value of Amazon stock, bought the Washington Post in 2013. The Post’s Tehran bureau chief, Jason Rezaian, was freed in 2016 from an Iranian prison thanks in part to efforts by Reporters Without Borders.

Aviation

Baggage-fee

plan dumped

The Transportation Department is dropping an Obama administration proposal that would have required airlines to disclose checked and carry-on bag fees at the start of a ticket purchase rather than later.

The department says in a notice posted online Thursday that it is withdrawing the proposed rule, along with a second proposal to force airlines to disclose more information about their revenue from fees charged for extra services, because the rules would have been “of limited public benefit.”

Consumer groups decried the withdrawals, saying they would have protected airline passengers by providing greater transparency of airfares and fees.

Offerings

Credible looks

Down Under

San Francisco financial technology company Credible Labs Inc. is going public, but not on a U.S. exchange.

The startup, a consumer loans marketplace, raised $50 million in an initial public offering on the Australian Securities Exchange, according to a statement Thursday. While the listing is small compared to most U.S. public offerings, it is the largest technology IPO on the Australian exchange this year.

The IPO values Credible at close to $225 million, about 50 percent higher than the valuation it got in its last fundraising round, according to people familiar with the matter, who asked not to be identified as the details aren’t public.

Credible plans to use the proceeds to further develop the company’s technology services, add more partnerships and continuing growing its customer base.

Housing

Mortgage

rates go up

U.S. mortgage rates rose this week as the economy showed signs of strength, which makes it more likely that the Federal Reserve will raise its short-term rate next week.